2:50 PM,
May 15, 2013

Free chalk drawing is always a popular part of the Pierce City Arts Festival.

Written by

Camille Dautrich
FOR THE NEWS-LEADER

Just over 10 years ago, tornadoes in Pierce City damaged or destroyed a huge portion of the city's historic downtown. In the decade since, citizens have rebuilt the city, and this Saturday, the fifth annual Pierce City Arts Festival will celebrate all that's good about this phoenix of a small town and its rise from the ashes.

Organizers have included an exhibit that remembers the tornado as part of the day's activities at the Harold Bell Wright/Pierce City Museum, open 1:30-4 p.m. the day of the festival.

Principally, though, the day is about celebrating the present and the future, and ...